Perfect for pools,  
also for ponds, water gardens, 
water features

THE floatron SOLAR POWERED WATER PURIFIER NOT ONLY PROVIDES SUPERIOR POOL WATER QUALITY, IT CAN BE USED SUCCESSFULLY IN MANY NON SWIMMING POOL SITUATIONS TO KEEP YOUR WATER CLEAR AND HEALTHY.  ALGAE CONTROL HAS PROVEN TO BE A REAL PROBLEM FOR APPLICATIONS WITH FISH IN THE WATER.  ACCORDINGLY, USE OF ALGAECIDES, CHEMICALS, ETC ARE NOT DESIRABLE AND WILL USUALLY RESULT IN A FISH KILL.  THIS LEAVES THE floatron AS A UNIQUE SOLUTION, ABLE TO DO THE JOB, AND IN A SIMPLE, NON TOXIC, AND COST EFFECTIVE WAY.

A FEW BASIC REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET IN ORDER TO USE THE floatron:

1)     THE BODY OF WATER MUST HAVE A RECIRCULATING PUMP SYSTEM.

2)     THE WATER MUST BE CAPTIVE; I.E., NO INFLOW OR OUTFLOW OF NEW WATER.

3)     TOTAL CAPACITY SHOULD BE APPROX 30,000 GALLONS (114,000 LITRES) OR LESS.

4)     SUNLIGHT MUST DIRECTLY ILLUMINATE THE SOLAR PANEL.

BECAUSE THE floatron IS A TRICKLE CHARGER, INSTANT RESULTS SHOULD NOT BE EXPECTED.  AS WITH ANY SIZEABLE BODY OF WATER, QUICK AND FAST CHANGES ARE TO BE AVOIDED; SLOW, DELIBERATE, AND LONGER LASTING CHANGES WILL PROVE TO BE ADVANTAGEOUS AND RESULT IN HIGHER QUALITY OVER THE LONG TERM.  THE floatron CAN DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB, BUT YOU MUST ALLOW IT TIME TO DO IT.

IF POSSIBLE, START WITH A CLEANED OUT ENCLOSURE, WITH NEW WATER.  IT IS BETTER TO PREVENT ALGAE THAN TO ELIMINATE EXISTING ALGAE.

BASIC POND, WATER GARDEN , WATER FEATURE PROCEDURE:

1)     FLOAT THE UNIT IN SUNLIGHT, PREFERABLY NEAR THE PUMP INLET OR OUTLET.  TETHER AS NECESSARY.  THIS WILL ENSURE ADEQUATE MINERAL ION MIXING WITH THE COMPLETE WATER VOLUME. 

2)     INITIALLY, FLOAT THE UNIT CONSTANTLY, AND CLEAN THE ELECTRODES ONCE A WEEK (SIMPLE PROCEDURE DESCRIBED IN THE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS). 

3)     WHEN ALGAE BEGINS TO DIE OFF AND TURN BROWN, REMOVE THE floatron.  IF THE WATER IS CLEAR ENOUGH, THE ION TEST KIT WHICH COMPARES COLORS CAN BE USED TO ESTABLISH AN ION LEVEL OF .2 - .3 PPM APPROX.  IF STARTING WITH NEW WATER AND WITHOUT EXISTING ALGAE, USE THE TEST KIT TO DETERMINE ION LEVEL AND FLOATING TIME.

4)     KEEP THE floatron OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL ALGAE APPEARS TO REGAIN GROWTH.  AT THAT POINT, REFLOAT THE UNIT UNTIL BROWN / DEAD ALGAE REAPPEARS. 

THE OBJECTIVE IS TO FLOAT THE UNIT AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE THE DESIRED RESULTS.  NOTE THAT LARGE BODIES OF WATER WILL REQUIRE UP TO FULL TIME FLOATING, WHILE SMALLER SYSTEMS WILL SUFFICE WITH PART TIME.  ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS SUCH AS CLOUDINESS, RAIN, TEMPERATURE, ETC WILL AFFECT FLOATING TIME.

IF SOME ALGAE IS PREFERRED VS COMPLETE OBLITERATION, FLOAT JUST ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN THE DESIRED BALANCE.